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8.31.2010
That'll Impact Tourism
It's one thing for drug lords to be killing people in remote parts of Mexico, but when you see "Cancun" in the name, that get's your attention. (This may not be drug related, but no one will care.)
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Public Scorn? Yes. But Arrested?
Hey, everyone knows that a 58 (53?) year old man shouldn't be using binoculars to check out teenagers at a car wash. That's Don't-Act-Like-A-Perve 101 (even in New Hampshire.) But getting arrested for "loitering" and "causing public alarm" for doing so?
Story.
Maybe it was the mustache.
One quote I'm using more and more is "you can get arrested for anything these days."
Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts
- There was a report yesterday that the Dallas Morning News was on the verge of charging for its online content. (And I noticed the Waco paper has given official notice that it was going to do so.) That will not work.
- Extreme parking fail.
- Hurricane Earl is in no hurry. And, although it's now huge, I'm predicting it turns out to be nothing.
- The Hangover continues to be funny. Just might be a comedy classic.
- The Ticket made reference to some kid sensation on the Internet named "Fred". I have no idea who that is (and I spend a lot of time on the Internet.)
- I changed a brake light and a license plate light last night. Trust me, that's an accomplishment.
- Mark Cuban was back on Entourage this week -- sandwiched in between a couple of scenes of shocking language. I wonder if the NBA had any issues with him doing the show? (That show is full of shock value.)
- Had a guy approach me at a gas station on Sunday holding a gas can and asking for a dollar for gas. (I truly didn't have one --- I'm cashless). But I'm mad I wasn't smart enough to tell him I'd be glad to fill up his container once my car was full. (I watched him a while longer and began to think he was scamming people.)
- I'm looking forward to my Saturday early morning run: It's a three day weekend, the official start of college football, and temperatures in the 60s. Good times.
- Upset alert: Texas Tech might want to be careful with SMU on Sunday.
- The woman found dead along 183 has been identified. Just. Gets. Weirder. The attractive mother of two from Watauga (photo in link) was seen on video footage walking towards the highway and seems to intentional abandon her purse when a cop drives by.
- Jennifer Grey, most famous for Dirty Dancing, will be on Dancing With The Stars. Check out these "before and after" pics that highlight her nose job from several years back.
8.30.2010
Random Monday Morning Thoughts
- The female found along 183 in a bathing suit on Saturday night is one weird story
- The Glenn Beck rally at the Lincoln Memorial was surprisingly free of crazy rhetoric. (I think the heat he took for scheduling on the anniversary of Martin Luther King's speech made him have more of a tone of inclusiveness.)
- Ate at the Sushi place off Western Center Boulevard across from the BSNF headquarters on Friday. (There's another one down the street closer to I-35). Verdict: Not bad but the service was very wheels off.
- And the Emmy's last night was surprisingly funny. (And you would have loved the opening number if you are a Glee fan.)
- But, sheesh, there are a lot of TV shows out there.
- I'm now in possession of the dumbest dog alive.
- The pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas says Islam promotes pedophilia? Well, that should reduce tension.
- MzChief tweaked my banner. Thanks.
- Southlake lost to Copperas Cove on Saturday. But a 346 round trip for a high school football game?
- That was easy money: The Bengals signed Antonio Bryant during the off season and gave him a $7 million signing bonus. Then the cut him over the weekend.
- There are rumors that the TCU/Oregan State game at Cowboys Stadium is having trouble selling tickets. Under 30,000? Based upon the number of radio commercials, it sounds like it.
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8.28.2010
Friday Night Lights
| Alvord at | 16 |
| Millsap | 14 |
| FINAL | |
| Godley at | 49 |
| Boyd | 6 |
| FINAL | |
| Bridgeport at | 49 |
| Glen Rose | 26 |
| FINAL | |
| Chico at | 18 |
| Perrin-Whitt | 28 |
| FINAL | |
| Decatur at | 35 |
| Whitesboro | 20 |
| FINAL | |
| Carr. Creekview at | 17 |
| Northwest | 21 |
| FINAL | |
| Venus at | 0 |
| Paradise | 40 |
8.27.2010
A Photo Bomb Takes Us Into The Weekend
Was actually at some Dallas club.
(Oh, and the fat guy we saw the other day has released a new dance video. I'll be bustin' a move to what he taught me.)
Worst Football Play Ever
Botched pitch, botched scramble to get away from defenders (run the other way!), and topped off by a crazed throw the ball up in the air move.
(No idea who, where, or when.)
Ruling This Morning
That WFAA report leaves Southlake in a bit of a pickle considering they've got a game tonight.
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Meet Mr. Lucky
He gets two life sentences for Aggravated Kidnapping out of Denton County even though the victim died during trial and wasn't able to testify. No problem. The State admitted the victim's deposition testimony (and depositions are odd in criminal cases and are rarely allowed, but the judge let it happen in this case because the victim was gravely ill.)
Oops. The State took the deposition even though the Defendant couldn't be present because the Feds had scooped him up from the Denton County Jail in the middle of the night. (Federal government is out of control.)
That's a problem so says the Fort Worth Court of Appeals in an opinion released this morning. (PDF file). That little "Confrontation Clause" means he should have been allowed to be at the deposition. Convictions reversed.
Note: He had a ton of prior convictions according to this background story and at least one of them was from Wise County.
(The guy might not be lucky at all. I have no idea if the Feds pursued charges and I have no idea if there is sufficient evidence to retry him.)
Random Friday Morning Thoughts
- It is six days to the start of college football season, so I'll start a countdown of the cheerleaders of the greatest sport in the history of ever. Today: TCU.
- On Fox 4 this morning, while covering the DWI story about changing the law to allow "deferred adjudication", anchor Lauren Przybyl referred to it as "deferred ajudification."
- The Star Telegram has a story about a proposal to turn the Trinity River into a tubing friendly like the river in New Braunfels. One word: Nasty.
- I hope I'm qualified to give volleyball tips because I've been doing it a lot of it during my evening hours.
- There are a bunch of miners trapped in Chile and it may take four months to get them out. Rescue workers snaked a camera down to them yesterday and released grainy video footage. Wow.
- Ranger fans: What the heck has happened to Cliff Lee?
- Another Wise County Pee Wee football rant by a transplant.
- Back to the cheerleader theme: UTA?
- Funny line about Bristol Palin being on Dancing With The Stars: "What star will she be paired with?"
- We're coming up on the five year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. I went and looked back about what I thought about it as it was approaching and it turns out I was spot on. (Complete with satellite image.) That's why I'm the most trusted name in weather.
- Collateral thought: I've been running this blog for five years?
- I think the City of Denton has a new book-in camera. Clarity has improved.
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